Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School

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Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School
Woodland Hills High School.png
Address
2550 Greensburg Pike

Pittsburgh
,
Pennsylvania

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1987
School districtWoodland Hills School District
SuperintendentJames P. Harris, Jr.[1]
PrincipalDr. Phillip Woods[2]
Staff125.20 (FTE)[3]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,381 (2018-19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio11.03[3]
Color(s)Turquoise, black, white
MascotWolverine
Websitehttps://www.whsd.net/1/Home

Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School is a large, suburban public high school providing grades 9-12 for the Woodland Hills School District located in Churchill, Pennsylvania, USA. It serves the communities of Braddock, Braddock Hills, Chalfant, Churchill, East Pittsburgh, Edgewood, Forest Hills, North Braddock, Rankin, Swissvale, Turtle Creek and Wilkins Township. In April 2014, the principal, Dan Stephens, retired and an interim principal was appointed.[4] Woodland Hills Junior / Senior High School was the result of a 1981 court-ordered desegregation merger. Before the merger, it was named Churchill High School.

In the 2018–2019 school year, enrollment was reported as 1,381 pupils in 9th through 12th grades.[3]

Students may attend Forbes Road CTC for training in the trades. The Allegheny Intermediate Unit IU3 provides the school with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.

Sports

Woodland Hills High School soccer field, Pittsburgh, PA

The school's athletic teams are part of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) and the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL).

Notable accomplishments

  • Girls' track - WPIAL Champion: 1987
  • Girls' basketball - WPIAL Champion: 1997, PIAA State Runner-Up: 1997
  • Bowling - WPIAL Champion: 2008
  • Rifle - PIAA State Champion: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017. PIAA Runner-Up: 2012. WPIAL Champion: 1992, 1998, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Football - PIAA State Runner-Up: 1996, 2001, 2002. WPIAL Champion: 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009.

The football program has produced nearly 100 Division I football recruits. In 2010, the school had six graduates in the NFL, the most of any high school in the United States: Jason Taylor, Steve Breaston, Lousaka Polite, Ryan Mundy, Shawntae Spencer and Rob Gronkowski.[5] Other Wolverine alumni in the NFL include Miles Sanders, Terrence Johnson, Lafayette Pitts, Rontez Miles, Darrin Walls and Quinton Jefferson.

Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Berks schools administrator is the new superintendent at Woodland Hills". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Phillip Woods, the new man in charge at Woodland Hills Jr./Sr. High School". New Pittsburgh Courier. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Woodland Hills JSHS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Clarece Polke (April 9, 2014). "Woodland Hills High School principal leaving after six years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  5. ^ "Friday night stars: California and Texas produce most NFL talent - Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports". sports.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29.

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Coordinates: 40°26′11″N 79°51′23″W / 40.4363°N 79.8564°W / 40.4363; -79.8564

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